Lackluster Me | ||||
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Released | October 6, 1997 (original) 2016 (remaster) | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 52:00 (original release) 49:13 (remaster) [1] | |||
Label | EMI Norsk (original) Apollon records (remaster) [2] | |||
Producer | Lauren & Paul Waaktaar-Savoy | |||
Savoy chronology | ||||
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Lackluster Me is the second album released by the band Savoy. It was only officially released in Norway and Sweden. It sold a total of 15,000 copies there and received a Spellemannprisen nomination for best rock album.
In 2016, a remastered edition was released on CD and, for the first time, on LP. For this release, several tracks were shortened. [1]
"Flowers For Sylvia" is an homage to American poet Sylvia Plath.
"Sycamore Leaves" was previously recorded by a-ha on their 1990 album East of the Sun, West of the Moon .
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [3] | 12 |
Stay on These Roads is the third studio album by Norwegian band A-ha. It was released on 3 May 1988 by Warner Bros. Records. Six singles were released from the album.
Scoundrel Days is the second studio album by Norwegian new wave band A-ha. It was released on 6 October 1986 by Warner Bros. Records. A remastered edition with additional tracks was released in 2010.
Savoy are a Norwegian-American rock trio consisting of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (vocals/guitars/bass/keyboards), his wife Lauren Savoy (vocals/guitars) and Frode Unneland. The band was formed in 1994 and has released 6 studio albums to date.
Memorial Beach is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released on 14 June 1993 by Warner Bros. Records.
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Analogue is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 2005. It is a-ha's first album on Polydor Records (Universal), having previously been signed to Warner Music. Four singles were also released from this record. The album's second single, "Analogue " became the group's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart since "Stay on These Roads" (1988). The album reached No. 24 in the UK and got silver certification there.
Mountains of Time is the third album released by the band Savoy. It is the only original Savoy studio album officially released outside of Scandinavia so far, but only in central and Western Europe. There was a limited edition with a second CD called The Bovarnick Twins, which was an EP of otherwise unavailable bonus tracks. In 2008, the track "Bottomless Pit" was featured in the Moral Orel episode "Sacrifice".
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My Cherie is the 12th album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, released in 1995 on MCA Records. The album consists of adult pop songs. The title track was issued as a single but failed to chart. Other tracks include a Diane Warren written song, "You've Learned To Live Without Me," "Please Don't Be Scared" (previously recorded by Barry Manilow and "Crazy Love".
Mary Is Coming is the first album released by the band Savoy. It was a different sound from Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's previous band, a-ha, which had gone on hiatus. Savoy aimed to be more guitar-oriented. Mary Is Coming was recorded in Oslo and New York City. The album sold a total of 50,000 copies in Norway and went Gold. Sales in most other countries were unspectacular, leaving Savoy without a worldwide deal. The A&R from Warner that signed the band as a spinoff of a-ha had also left the label and a lack of support from them led Savoy to later sign with EMI in Norway. "Velvet" was re-recorded by a-ha on their 2000 comeback album Minor Earth Major Sky.
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Foot of the Mountain is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. In its first week in the UK, the album debuted at No. 5, the group's highest chart placing in that country since Stay on These Roads in 1988.
Live at Vallhall: Homecoming is a live video album by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 5 November 2001 by Warner Music Vision. It was filmed during the band's two concerts at Vallhall Arena in Oslo on 24 and 25 March 2001.
MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice is a live album by the Norwegian band a-ha, released on 6 October 2017 as part of the MTV Unplugged series. It was recorded live at the Harbour Hall at Ocean Sound Recordings in Giske, Norway, on 22 and 23 June 2017.
"Early Morning" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released in 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, and produced by Ian Stanley. "Early Morning" reached number 78 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Michael Burlingame, while the video's black-and-white footage was directed by Lauren Savoy.
Bridges were a Norwegian rock band formed in Oslo, Norway in 1978. It is notable for being the predecessor to synth pop band a-ha. The band released their debut album Fakkeltog in 1980. Their second album Våkenatt was recorded within the following year, but not released until 2018.
A-ha - Live in South America is a video recorded during A-ha's tour of South America in 1991. Specifically the countries of Argentina, Brazil and Chile. On their recordbreaking tour of South America A-ha played to over 3 million fans. The 25 shows took them through Chile, Argentina and Brazil and in Rio they broke the attendance record at the Maracanã Stadium with an audience of over 195000 people. The video is directed, filmed and co produced by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's wife Lauren Savoy and includes selected songs from these shows in adittion to behind the scenes footage.